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Vital Signs

  • Mogger Since

    August 13, 2006

  • Age

    55

  • Location

    Bucks County, Pennsylvania

  • Non-musical good things

    Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Bernard, Spanish reds, Jacques Tati, a cool family

  • Last Good Music Book Read

    "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me," Simon Napier-Bell

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Toxic Tuesday: slightly early, but with extra poison
3 days ago
  • Artist:
    Men With Hats
  • Track:
    Safety Dance

Although there are almost three hours to go in my time zone before Tuesday arrives, I had a sudden inspiration and was afraid that if I hesitated, that part of the brain that saves me from myself would permit me to forget this. This is, to put it plainly, one of the ghastliest songs ever. I sincerely hope no one else has ever thought of posting the following video for Toxic Tuesday, because the...

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Under The Covers: The original you probably never heard, the Moodie Blues' cover you also probably never heard, and why you might care
4 days ago

I knew the Moody Blues before they dropped acid. Well, not "knew" in the hanging out sense. But their first hit, "Go Now," came in '65, when they were sort of a second wave of British Invaders. Can't remember whether it was "Shindig" or "Hullabaloo!" where I first saw them, but I was awestruck. The double-breasted suits, the studied air of melancholy, the sublime voice of the young Denny Laine...

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This is the extent to which MOG has infiltrated my musical consciousness
8 days ago

Now, from time to time, I will hear a song and say to myself, "Ooo, Spike (or Deadman or Bartleby or Cody, etc.) would really dig this." When I heard this song, I thought immediately of dermahrk. Does anyone else suffer from this?  

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